Avalanche is building a fast finality proof of stake smart contract blockchain that settles transactions in sub-seconds. The frequent high gas prices on the Ethereum have shut out many crypto users and congested the network. With users and project teams both looking for alternatives, Avalanche has recently announced a massive $600mil incentive prog…

When most of world's trillion dollar credit market function on an uncollateralised basis, we in crypto have so far left this opportunity unaddressed. Goldfinch is one of the innovators going after this market opportunity by leveraging cryptoeconomic incentives and decentralised credit assessment processes. Listen to my conversation with Blake and M…

Did you know there were $20billion loans made by Genesis Trading in Q1 2021? Have you ever wondered what does it take to move from what is currently capital inefficient overcollateralized loans to under/uncollateralised loans in crypto? What unlocks would this capital efficient loan making process enable? In this episode I chatted with Sidney Powel…

Have you ever traded a perpetual swap because it allowed you to gain a 10x capital efficient exposure to an asset or allowed you to implement a basis trading strategy. Why does decentralised perpetual swaps not work on Ethereum L1 yet found much success on a higher performant chain such as Ethereum L2s. What are some of the use cases of perpetual s…

How did the crypto market evolve from the early 2010s to what it is today? In this episode I talked with Josh Lim about the market structure changes and the evolution of one of industry's heavyweight - Genesis Trading. Genesis Trading is building a fully integrated prime brokerage platform for institutional crypto players. To learn more about the f…

Why does the crypto project only raise one round or a few rounds early in its life compared to a traditional startup? What are the underlying narratives in crypto VC market and what are their relative importance in relations to being a good investment at the right time? These are some of the questions we talk about in this episode where I had the p…

How does a crypto fund that is $30mil in size land the hottest crypto projects, such as OpenSea, Theta and Celsius, before or at the same time as the giants like Andreessen Horowitz. In this episode, I had the pleasure to chat with Miko Matsumura, GP of gumi Cryptos Capital and a veteran Valley entrepreneur and investor, to discuss and dissect the …

With over $40 billions locked inside DeFi and the TV constantly increasing, the total addressable market for insurance product is huge. Yet only a few hundreds of millions is insured. What are some of the market trends, product adoption challenges and opportunities in this largely untapped market? In this episode I talked with Lucius Fang of Coinge…

What do Vega, Terra, 1inch and Agoric have in common? They all have Rockaway Blockchain Fund as their investor. Based in Europe while investing globally, Rockaway has built an impressive portfolio. With corporate backing and an experienced and entrepreneurial team behind it, Rockaway is making bets on projects that aim to define the crypto space of…

What does it take to go from zero to billions of dollars in tractions? The chart climbing L1 project Terra is seeing explosive growth in its ecosystem and product usage. Supported by real world as well as crypto users and tier-1 VCs such as Binance and Galaxy, Terra is setting its sight firmly on user adoption and value accrual for the Luna holders…

From building startups to leading growth hacking at Dfinity, Tomahawk VC leverages its network and firsthand entrepreneurial experience in supporting founders and teams. In this episode, I talked to Claude Donzé about the current state of crypto and traditional VC markets, including insights and differences between the two.…

Have you ever wondered when you clicked on buy or sell button, who are the players that make your trade happen? What does institutional trading of crypto look like? What challenges does the industry face on the road to mass adoption? In the episode, I spoke with Aya Kantorovich, Head of Institutional Coverage at FalconX, to unpack and discuss these…

What does an institutional crypto VC do? What are its investment criteria and process? How does it add value to the companies it invests in? In this episode, I talked with Lior Messika, the Founder and Managing Partner, of Eden Block, an European blockchain focused VC firm to unpack the evolution and landscape of blockchain VC market.…

In today's nascent regulated digital securities market, very few players can offer a suite of fully integrated services that spans the whole lifecycle of digital securities. Securitize, backed by Coinbase, has been pioneering and expanding its offerings in the space. Imagine if Coinbase would like to issue digital securities in the US to provide be…

Built for blockchain game developers, players and NFT creators in fashion and art - Enjin aims to tackle the broad NFT ecosystem with its enabling tools and markets. Through its Dapp wallet, game development tools, upcoming L2 solution and ecosystem partners, Enjin is building the infrastructures for the intersections of blockchain gaming and NFT a…

Centrifuge is a technology platform that connects DeFi to real world assets using blockchain technology. It enable companies to bring their assets on chain via our own PoS chain and enable businesses to create an on-chain credit fund using the dApp Tinlake. This is the first part of a multiple part series looking at the processes involved in onboar…

Where do you go to create and sell your NFT artworks or insurance? What is the process for transforming traditional paintings to collectibles on blockchain? How do you program a unique unlockable feature for your NFT item? Who are the biggest selling artists in NFT space? Enter Rarible. Backed by Coinfund, Rarible has been busy building an art focu…

ShuttleOne, backed by MakerDao and CMT Digital, is solving the $1.5trillion gap in SME trade financing. By integrating with Calista, GeTS’ cross-border logistics, compliance and financial requirements interface for supply chain stakeholders, ShuttleOne has processed over $1 million trade finance solutions since its entry into the market mid 2020. I…

DoDo (https://dodoex.io), backed by Coinbase, Pantera and Binance, is solving Uniswap’s billion dollar problem. Uniswap has over $2billion liquidity staked to the platform. But almost all of it is suffering from impermanent loss that is far more than the trading fees generated. This inefficient use of capital is a major block to AMM’s efficiency. E…

Would you prefer going through 10 clicks to use a single DeFi product or clicking a single button from a mobile app that allows you to buy, sell, vote, sign and stake? Frontier is tackling the complex landscape of DeFi product fragmentation and clunkiness by allowing users to execute DeFi functions from its simple mobile app. In this episode I spok…

How much value can be unlocked if there is a way to enable collateralised lending in trade finance through improving transparency and efficiency of existing processes that have oiled the wheels of global commerce for hundreds of years? Answer: trillions. Consul Freight is tackling the antiquated trade finance market using blockchain enabled technol…

What is a layer 2 scalable smart contract platform that provides EVM compatibility to Ethereum Dapps and offers Optimistic Rollups as a scalability solution. Welcome to Plasm Network (http://plasmnet.io/) Plasm Network, backed by , is tackling vertical scalability problems on Polkadot with its EMV compatible Rollup solutions. In this episode I spok…

What if an application can allow you to upload important legal documents, photos and articles to a cloud storage permanently so they cannot be lost or sensored? Welcome to ArDrive. (http://ardrive.io/) ArDrive is building an access layer on the ArWeave’s (backed by Coinbase Ventures, A16z and Union Square Ventures) Permaweb to provide a decentralis…

What if there is a savings account that allows people to compete with each other and awards the winner? Welcome to GoodGhosting.(https://goodghosting.com/) GoodGhosting is building a decentralised saving account platform that gamifies savings. The team is working on the first release and iterating on user feedback. In this episode I spoke with Rach…

Have you ever thought about being able to pay for a service or a product - such as renting an in-game NFT item or paying for a membership service - not in a lump sum but instead in a constant stream of micropayments that you can cancel at any time? Like Aave’s flash loan, having a constant stream of cash flow is a new primitive in DeFi. In this epi…

Welcome to 9Lives Arena, the Blockchain NFT Gaming pioneer that was here before NFT was in vogue. In this episode I spoke with Ralph Laemmche of 9Lives Arena (https://www.9livesarena.com/) - the well esteemed MMO PvP game - to look at the features and mechanisms that enable a Play to Earn in-game economy where savvy players can earn thousands. The …